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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Dissolving Microneedles with Smart Design-A Tool for Enhancing Skin Permeation of Naltrexone Hydrochloride.

Teodora Popova, Ivaylo Ganchev, Christina Voycheva

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Teodora PopovaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-6690-6740
Ivaylo GanchevDepartment of Pharmacy and Medical Cosmetics, Burgas State University, 8000 Burgas, Bulgaria.ORCID 0009-0009-8026-3700
Christina VoychevaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-6536-4898

Funding

Medical University of Sofia Д[M69.1]-146/01.06.2026
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dissolving microneedles (DMN) could be considered as a minimally invasive alternative for transdermal delivery of naltrexone hydrochloride (NTX). In the present study, DMN patches with smart design were developed via a two-step micromoulding technique. The systems were composed of drug-free polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) blend microneedle tips, combined with a drug-loaded backing layer based on PVP and Poloxamer 407. The influence of polymer concentration in DMN tips and backing-layer composition on morphology, mechanical properties, drug release and permeation was evaluated. Mechanical studies revealed that intermediate polymer concentration (formulation MN-20%/2:1) provided superior structural integrity (13.57 ± 1.43% height reduction after compression) and efficient penetration up to the fourth Parafilm

Indexed as

NaltrexoneSkinSkin AbsorptionAdministration, CutaneousAnimalsDrug Delivery SystemsDrug LiberationMicroneedle Drug DeliveryNeedlesPermeabilityPolyvinyl AlcoholPovidoneNaltrexonePolyvinyl AlcoholPovidonedissolving microneedlesnaltrexone hydrochloridePoloxamer 407polyvinyl alcoholpolyvinylpyrrolidonetransdermal delivery

Identifiers

PMID42357481
PMCPMC13304507

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